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. 2013 May;27(5):266–271. doi: 10.1089/apc.2012.0402

Table 1.

Primary Cause of Death (N=83) Among 567 Study Participants

HIV related N (%) Non-HIV related N (%)
 AIDSa 8 (9.6) Cardiac 2 (2.4)
 Opportunistic infectionb 3 (3.6) Stroke 3 (3.6)
 Pneumonia/sepsisa 11 (13.3) Chronic liver disease 3 (3.6)
 Lymphoma 4 (4.8) Other chronic condition 2 (2.4)
 Wasting/diarrhea 3 (3.6) Malignancy 9 (10.8)
 Other 1 (1.2) Infection/ARDS 7 (8.4)
    Substance abuse 12 (14.5)
Total HIV related 30 (36.1) Traumac 4 (4.8)
    Other 3 (3.6)
Sudden, unexplained 4 (4.8)    
Unknown 4 (4.8) Total non-HIV related 45 (54.2)
a

Not otherwise specified. bOne case each of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, central nervous system fungal infection, and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; cIncludes accidents, homicide, and suicide.